Muckinish Castle stands on a narrow part of an isthmus jutting into Pouldoody Bay, near Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland

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Muckinish Castle (Muckinish being translated from Gaelic as Pig island) stands on a narrow part of an isthmus jutting into Pouldoody Bay on the coast between Kinvarra and Ballyvaughan. Sometimes referred to as Ballynacregga, the Castlewas built by the O’Loughlins and is now in a ruinous state Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland

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Location: Ballyvaughan, Ireland
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